NYT Connections Answer and Hints for 09 Sep 2025 – Puzzle #821
NYT Connections Answer & Hints for September 9, 2025 — Puzzle #821
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- About Today’s Connections
- Definitions of the 16 Words
- General Hints
- Category Titles (Spoilers)
- One Word From Each (Spoilers)
- Full Solution (Major Spoilers)
About Today’s Connections Puzzle
Puzzle #821 (published September 9, 2025) asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four.
Definitions of the 16 Words
Alphabetical to avoid hinting at groups:
| Word | Short definition |
|---|---|
| BELT | Informal: a strong swig of alcohol; also a strap worn at the waist. |
| BULL | Adult male bovine; forms compounds like bulldog. |
| COMPLETE | Finished; brought to an end. |
| DONE | Finished; completed. |
| EGG | Oval reproductive body of birds, etc.; has a shell. |
| GULP | Large swallow; to drink quickly. |
| HARD TACO | Crispy taco shell variety. |
| LAP | To drink with the tongue (like a dog); also a circuit of a track. |
| M&M | Chocolate candy with a sugar shell. |
| OVER | Finished; ended. |
| SHOT | Small serving of spirits; also an attempt or photograph. |
| SNAIL | Gastropod mollusk; many species have shells. |
| SLUG | A drink/swallow; also a shell-less gastropod. |
| THROUGH | Finished; ended (“we’re through”). |
| UNDER | Preposition; forms compounds like underdog. |
| WATCH | Timepiece; forms compounds like watchdog. |
General Hints
- One category is “finished/ended.”
- One category: things with shells/coatings.
- One category: words for a swig of booze.
- One category: words that pair with “___dog.”
Category Titles
- 🟨 FINISHED
- 🟩 THINGS WITH SHELLS
- 🟦 SWIG
- 🟪 ___DOG
One Word From Each Category
- 🟨 DONE
- 🟩 M&M
- 🟦 SHOT
- 🟪 WATCH
Full Solution
NYT Connections #821 — Full Groups
- 🟨 FINISHED → COMPLETE, DONE, OVER, THROUGH
- 🟩 THINGS WITH SHELLS → EGG, HARD TACO, M&M, SNAIL
- 🟦 SWIG → BELT, GULP, SHOT, SLUG
- 🟪 ___DOG → BULL, LAP, UNDER, WATCH
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